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and 20th June, in Paimerston North on27thJune, in Inver.cargill on 4thJuly andChristchurch on Bth July.Mention of New Zealand, reminds methat this delectable country now has irsorvn cat journal. It is called Cax Monthltand is devotecl to the welfare, breedingand exchange of cats. Editor and publisheris Miss Dulcie Hore, 52 Roy Street,Palmerston North, New Zealand, and,the price is ls. 4d. per copy. The issuesI have seen have carried some usefulveterinary notes, general interest featuresrvith illustrations and news items aboutthe English Fancy by Mrs. D. Brice-Webb. The launching of this journal isa courageous venture that merits thesupport ol cat lovers everywhere.It is reported that the Vatican Statein Rome is alarmed at tl.re rise of its felinepopulation. A weeding out of undesirableshas been made by a squad of pontificalgendarmes and as a result somethirty cats have been transferred to ananimal home.There is no getting away from thetruth-writes Michael Joseph in a contributionto the magazine Men Onbthatcat lovers are in a sense separatedfrom their fellow men, and that theyshare with each other the peculiar devotionto the cat which confers on them theprivileges and exclusiveness of a lreemasonry.It is a society which has norules, no subscriptions, and no signs orbadges enabling members to recogniseone another. But it is an indisputablefact that true cat lovers always d.orecognise other cat lovers, at any rate inthe presence of a cat.Newspaper correspondenc Mrs. E.Rhodes, of Deganwy, Wales, writes :My l4-year-old cat never purred in allhis life'until we moved from the Midlandsto Wales 1B months ago. Now he isalways purringPlaywright Terence Rattigan lives ina. delightful fourth-floor penthouse inBelgravia which is decorated to give anout-of-doors impression. A balcony gaywith window boxes opens out to a tree_filled square. Most subdued glrest at arecent celehralion was Mr. Rattigan'sblack cat Ruffies, who fell 75 ft. {rom thebalcony to the pavement below. Ruffiesescaped wirh a fright and a bruising.An X-ray apparatLrs has been insralleclat Wood Green Animal Shelter. It is thegift of an anonymous woman donor inmemory of her dead sister. The appatatuswill make possible a speedy diagnosisof animal complaints and supply detailsof fractures within minutes of a patient'sat:rival at the Shelter. It is expectedthat the police and officials of humanesocieties will avail themselves of theseunique facilities.In the House of Commons on l8thNlarch the Minister of Agriculture wasasked rvhether he had carried out testsof the new humane rabbit trap andwherher the results were sufficientlysatisfactory for him to be able to makethe use of the gin trap illegal. TheMinister (Sir Thomas Dugdale) replieclthat supplies of the Imbra trap were beingdespatched to county agricultural executivecommittees.The current Newsletter of the ScottishCat Club reveals that the financial positionof the Ciub is sound. Mr. peter p.Connor was elecred President at therecent Annual General Meeting. Mrs.F. M. Richardson continues in office aslIon. Secretary/Treasurer. This year,sshow will be held on 28th November inPaisley Town Hall, a new venue.Dr. Neguib, younger brother of theEgyptian Premier, recently arrived inEngland with his wife and three childrenfor the purpose of studying veterinarysurgery.To-day's popular song parodied :IIow much is that moggie in the window ?The one with the beautiful tail.How much is that moggie in the window?I do hope that moggie's for sirle.Mrcrry.30